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Covered railway hopper car

Assignee: Pullman Standard Inc
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Filing: 1968-01-02
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Granted: 1971-03-23
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Expires: 1988-01-02
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Abstract

Abstract A RAILROAD HOPPER CAR COMPRISING INTEGRAL ROOF AND SIDE STRUCTURES OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM WELDED TO COMPARTMENT STRUCTURES OF EXTRUDED ALUMINUM TO DEFINE A PLURALITY OF HATCH-TYPE HOPPER AREAS, EACH OF THE STRUCTURES BEING A UNIT SHEET WITH PERPENDICULARLY PROJECTED STIFFENERS TO DEFINE THE SIDE SHEETING AND SIDEPOSTS, THE STRUCTURES BEING HELD TOGETHER BY WELDMENTS AND WHEREIN THERE IS ALSO PROVIDED EXTRUDED BOLSTER STRUCTURE AND DRAFT SILL CONSTRUCTION AT THE ENDS OF THE CAR CENTER SILL.

Inventors

  • 👤 Kenneth P Coover
  • 👤 William Van Der Sluys
  • 👤 Herbert S Wille

Bibliographic Details

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Jurisdiction US
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Last Synchronized 2026-11-05 19:21
CPC Classifications
B; B61; B61D; B61D7/00; B61D7/02

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USPTO Annuity & Maintenance Windows

Annuity Stage Window Opens Payment Deadline Surcharge Period Until Estimated Fee Status
3.5 Years (Year 4) 1974-03-22 1974-09-21 1975-03-23 $2000.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
7.5 Years (Year 8) 1978-03-22 1978-09-21 1979-03-23 $3760.00 Window Closed / Lapsed
11.5 Years (Year 12) 1982-03-22 1982-09-21 1983-03-23 $7700.00 Window Closed / Lapsed

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